Egypt receives African youth participating in 'Nasser Fellowship for African Leadership'

CAIRO - 9 June 2019: The Ministry of Youth and Sports received Sunday a number of young people from African countries participating in the "Nasser Fellowship for African Leadership."

The Nasser Fellowship for African Fellowship was launched by the Ministry of Sports under the auspices of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli. It is set to be held from June 8 until June 22, in cooperation with the Pan-African Youth Union.

Thus far, young people from Sudan, South Sudan, Rwanda, Zambia, Gambia, Kenya, Algeria, Somalia, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Liberia, Namibia and Uganda arrived in Cairo, and the ministry continues to host young people participating in the Fellowship.

A total of 100 executive leaders from the African Union member states are set to participate in the fellowship, including: decision makers from the government and private sectors, civil society, heads of National Councils for Youth, faculty members at Universities, researchers in strategic research centers, members of Trade Unions, Journalists and Media Professionals.

The Fellowship program begins with a visit to the museum and mausoleum of Gamal Abdel Nasser, as well as a meeting with the former dean of the Faculty of Research and African Studies, Dr. Sayed Fleifel, on the theme “Gamal Abdel Nasser and Africa”.

This Fellowship is one of the mechanisms implementing the "One Million by 2021" initiative, launched by the AU Commission on Science, Technology and Human Resources, and aims at training one million young Africans by 2021. The Fellowship aims to popularize the authentic Egyptian experience in national institution-building and to create a new generation of young African transformational leaders with a vision that aligns with the Egyptian presidency of the African Union in serving the goals of African unity through integration, training, capacity building, the development of strategic visions, as well as organizing meetings for the most influential young leaders at the continental level.